{"product_id":"schools-and-styles-of-anthropological-theory-9781138229723","title":"Schools and Styles of Anthropological Theory","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents an overview of important currents of thought in social and cultural anthropology, from the 19th century to the present. It introduces readers to the origins, context and continuing relevance of a fascinating and exciting kaleidoscope of ideas that have transformed the humanities and social sciences, and the way we understand ourselves and the societies we live in today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter provides a thorough yet engaging introduction to a particular theoretical school, style or conceptual issue. Together they build up to a detailed and comprehensive critical introduction to the most salient areas of the field. The introduction reflects on the substantive themes which tie the chapters together and on what the very notions of theory' and theoretical school' bring to our understanding of anthropology as a discipline. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book tracks a core lecture series given at Cambridge University and is essential reading for all undergraduate students undertaking a course\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this highly original contribution, leading anthropological scholars from the University of Cambridge provide a new and compelling approach to the history of anthropological ideas.... With each chapter authored by different anthropologists at the University of Cambridge, one gets a powerful sense of the perspective of that important school and at the same time original individual contributions from well-known anthropologists on key themes or thinkers that have impacted anthropological thought over the years. Insightful, succinct but also consistently challenging, I expect that these essays will inspire students of anthropology for years to come.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdam Reed, University of St Andrews, UK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A useful antidote to the presentism of much current anthropological theorizing, this rich and variegated collection – which takes account of some of the deepest roots and freshest sprigs – especially reflects the influential view of the discipline from the venerable Cambridge tradition, which displays in these pages an impressively global and historically comprehensive reach.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Herzfeld, Harvard University, USA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Anthropological theory does not exist per se. It has been conceptualized and formulated on the basis of our own academic work, developing and sometimes changing substantially over the years and decades, influenced by very personal experiences, social settings and political constellations. In fact, theory is as much a product of time and space as it is the achievement of intellectual forebears. Likewise its reception and critique is subject to change and ongoing discussion. The authors of this book, junior and senior, offer broad contexts and detailed knowledge without hiding their personal views and sympathies. A truly committed introduction.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagnus Treiber, LMU München, German\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Echoes of a conversation \u003cstrong\u003e1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Severed roots: Evolutionism, Diffusionism and (structural-)functionalism \u003cstrong\u003e2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Structuralism \u003cstrong\u003e3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Marxism and Neo-Marxism \u003cstrong\u003e4.\u003c\/strong\u003e From Transactionalism to Practice Theory \u003cstrong\u003e5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Anthropology and History \u003cstrong\u003e6.\u003c\/strong\u003e From the Extended-Case Method to Multi-Sited Ethnography (and Back) \u003cstrong\u003e7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cognitive anthropology as epistemological critique \u003cstrong\u003e8.\u003c\/strong\u003e Interpretive Cultural Anthropology: Geertz and his ‘Writing-Culture’ Critics \u003cstrong\u003e9.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Frankfurt School, Critical Theory and Anthropology \u003cstrong\u003e10.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Anthropological Lives of Michel Foucault \u003cstrong\u003e11.\u003c\/strong\u003e From ‘the body’ to ‘embodiment’, with help from phenomenology \u003cstrong\u003e12.\u003c\/strong\u003e Feminist Anthropology and the Question of Gender \u003cstrong\u003e13.\u003c\/strong\u003e No actor, no network, no theory: Bruno Latour’s Anthropology of the Moderns \u003cstrong\u003e14.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Ontological Turn: School or Style? \u003cstrong\u003e15. \u003c\/strong\u003ePersons and partible persons \u003cem\u003eMarilyn Strathern\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019467620695,"sku":"9781138229723","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138229723.jpg?v=1750780361","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/schools-and-styles-of-anthropological-theory-9781138229723","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}